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Thursday, February 15, 2007

Midwestern Eavesdropping - 2/15/07

Here's some Midwestern Eavesdropping:

Twenty something male attorney runs into 30ish mistress/girlfriend of infamous local plaintiff's attorney ("that guy" who runs tv ads 24/7 and is prominently displayed on the back cover of the phonebook) on his way to work:Attorney: "It sucks walking to work when it's this cold outside. I bet it's about zero degrees out here."Mistress (dead serious): "More like MINUS zero, probably."--DaytonEavesdropper: Holt

Young profession walks into LaSalle Bank on one of the coldest days of the year amidst one this years snow storms, completely bundled and obviously on the brink of actually freezing. Completely serious the teller looks at him and says: "Is it still cold out there?"--Chicago, IL, LaSalle Bank, Dearborn and Monroe Eavesdropper: Klank

Guy: “You go here, or are you just in town for the weekend?”Girl: “No, I go to school here.”Guy: “What year are you?”Girl: “Nineteen.”Guy (pauses): “So… sophomore?”-- Bloomington , IN, Kilroy'sEavesdropper: RobD

Elevated railcar conductor over in-train speaker system after train had been stopped on the tracks in between stations for several minutes: "Ladies and gentlemen, we're stopped because there was a situation with a train stopped at the Segdwick station. Apparently a passenger was exposing himself on the train. The police are at Sedgwick, and we're waiting until they remove him from the train."--Chicago, Purple Line trainEavesdropper: GMYH

Two twenty something guys Walking past a Chicago Bears souvenir store on Monroe:Guy 1: "What do you think they do with the t-shirts they print before the super bowl for the team that loses?"Guy 2: "I think they give them to world aid organizations."Guy 1: "So you mean to tell some deprived child in a third world country actually believes the Bears won they super bowl? That's awesome."--Chicago, Clark & MonroeEavesdropper: Klank

Guy: "Holy shit, I just farted, and it smells like being inside a pumpkin. I’m serious. No, seriously, you gotta check this out."--Bloomington, IN, 3rd & DunnEavesdropper: RobD

This one's not really eavesdropping, but I thought it was strange/funny:Button on twentysomething professional female's backpack: "First Lady of the World, Eleanor Roosevelt" circling a picture of some old bull dyke.--Chicago, Washington & Wells L platformEavesdropper: GMYH

Thanks to all who contributed. As always, if you overhear something funny, email it to gmyhblog@yahoo.com for inclusion in the next edition of the world-famous Midwestern Eavesropping.